Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach
Call for Nominations
Deadline: January 11, 2008
Click here to download the nomination form.
Established 1998
The Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach was established in 1998 by the Provost and Vice President for Outreach and Cooperative Extension in collaboration with the Coordinating Council for Outreach and Cooperative Extension and the Faculty Senate Committee on Outreach.
General Description
The award is designed to recognize faculty who make significant contributions to Outreach. Outreach is the process of extending the intellectual expertise and resources of the University through teaching, research, and/or service to address the social, civic, economic, and environmental issues and opportunities facing our Commonwealth, nation, and world. The established Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach consists of a stipend in the amount of $1,000.
Eligibility, Criteria, and Submission Materials
Full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty members, including librarians, at all locations, whose primary responsibilities are teaching, research, and/or service, are eligible.
The award recognizes those who have extended their scholarship to external constituents resulting in a significant outcome for individuals, organizations, or communities in problem solving or development. They have been successful in special efforts or initiatives that generated, transmitted, and enhanced knowledge, between the University and external audiences within the Commonwealth and beyond. Outreach is a form of scholarship that is embodied in the teaching, research, and service missions of the University. As such, outreach activities can take a number of forms, including but not limited to credit and noncredit instruction, technical assistance, demonstration projects, evaluation studies, and policy analysis.
While this award recognizes full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty members, there are awards to recognize faculty and staff in other employment categories. Please see http://www.psu.edu/ur/awards for a listing of other awards.
The following information should be included in the nomination packets (ORIGINAL AND SIX COPIES):
- A completed nomination form
- Vita
- Two letters of support from University colleagues other than the nominator
- Two letters from external beneficiaries of outreach initiatives regarding the nominee's outreach activity, the value, and the impact of the activity.
Nomination Committee and Submission
Nominations are being sought from the University community and will be reviewed and selected by a committee representing the Council on Engagement and the Faculty Senate Committee on Outreach Activities.
Nomination packets (ORIGINAL AND SIX COPIES) should be submitted to the Chair, Selection Committee for the Faculty Outreach Award, c/o Cathy Guzik, 405 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.
Deadline
Deadline for submission is January 11, 2008. The award will be presented at the University Awards Luncheon at The Nittany Lion Inn on March 24, 2008.
Questions
Questions should be directed to Anne Hoag, Chair of the Selection Committee, at amh13@psu.edu or 814-863-0526.